Meccan·Surah 37

الصافات

Surah As-Saffat — Ayah 164

Those Ranged in Ranks

182 Ayahs·Verse 37:164
37:164

وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

[The angels say], "There is not among us any except that he has a known position.

Context in Surah As-Saffat

Nearby ayahs help place verse 37:164 in sequence and meaning.

مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَـٰتِنِينَ

You cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him

إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire.

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ

And indeed, we are those who line up [for prayer].

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَ

And indeed, we are those who exalt Allah."